Broken Knight (All Saints High Book 2)

What to say about this book except it was amazing and heartbreaking. I LOVE Knight he stole the show for me in this book. Don’t get me wrong Luna was a great character that showed so much growth through out this book. But Knight is just amazing, he loved Luna with all his heart and Ughh their story had me getting mad at times because of the drama and twists but they eventually made it to their happily ever after. I loved seeing Dean and Rosie in this book as well, getting Deans POV was great….I cannot wait to read more in this series. I know they are all stand alones but this series is amazing and you should definetley read them all and in order!

EVEN SILENT PRINCESSES NEED THEIR KNIGHT!

Prepare to have your heartstrings ripped out. This book is great in the most angsty way. Luna’s voice is held captive by her mother’s desertion and Knight is her protector and best friend. Their changing feelings for each other as they grow up bewilder them both and neither is equipped to handle them. As they bumble through the messes they create, they keep connecting with the invisible link that binds them and then hurting each other again. My heart kept breaking for these two star crossed lovers.

To me, Knight was the most hypocritical with everything he was appearing to be doing in his life. I felt like he should have been more honest with Luna (his Moonshine) and for that I wanted to kick him several times. The misunderstandings between these two were mostly caused by lack of communication. The angst in this book was so off the chart, but so was the sexual tension and chemistry that flowed between these two!

The families and friends of Knight and Luna were so supportive and loving. The history of both of their birth mothers added drama and stress to their lives, Luna’s the most apparent.

I think this is my most favorite L.J. Shen book yet. I loved their parent’s stories and now reading about their children is so freaking awesome! I would give this book more than FIVE STARS if I could! One-click it now and get immersed in the city of Todos Santos and the HotHoles!

L.J. Shen’s books have this capability to rip you apart and make you whole at the same time. Every time I read her books, I have such a tremendous love-hate relationship with the characters. These people are those that you want to hate. You want to scream at them and throw your book/kindle. But then you want to wrap them in a hug and see them get that damn happily ever after they deserve.

As a fan of L.J. Shen and having read Dean and Rosie’s story, this book ripped out my heart and shoved it back in with a brutality I wasn’t ready for. I was sobbing in my car on my way to work and had to re-apply my makeup on multiple occasions.

Highly recommend this, especially if you have read L.J. Shen’s books before. You will NOT be disappointed.

This story put me through the ringer. My heart was in my throat the whole time I was reading. My feelings were all over the place and I am emotionally EXHAUSTED!!!

“There will be no one else, Moonshine. I will never let you get over me.”

The angst was so off the charts between Knight and Luna. I wanted to shake some sense into both of them for the way they treated each other in this story. Oh how my heart ached for Knight in this story. I wanted to reach into this book and fix my broken boy.

This book has become my new favorite by L.J. Shen. It was raw, emotional, heartbreaking and heartwarming. This is definitely L.J. Shen’s best book to date. The writing was flawless and passionate. I had tears in my eyes while reading and I had to take a break to compose myself. I have been in a book slump as of late and this book just put me into book hangover territory.

Ah!! I’ve been waiting on pins and needles for Knight Cole and Luna Rexroth’s story….. AND IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!

Broken Knight can be read as a standalone, but it’s best if you read the Sinners of Saint series before diving into this one. That’s if you want an ‘all the feels’ approach. This is an emotional coming of age friends to lovers story told from Luna and Knight’s point of views.
Luna is the daughter of Trent and Edie Rexroth (you can read their story in Scandalous)
and Knight is the son of Dean and Rosie Cole (you can read their story in Ruckus)

Luna was everything I expected her character to be. She had a heart of gold and a silent voice. But don’t let her silence fool you, this woman is determined. She’s been through so much in her life, she’s not about to let anyone else walk all over her. Even if that means walking away from the only person that has ever owned her heart.

Knight is at the prime of his high school career, he’s got the all american boy vibe down to a T. Quarterback of the football team, the most popular boy in the school, and a family that is notorious in Todos Santos. The only thing he doesn’t have is the girl he wants. His next door neighbor. His best friend. Luna Rexroth.

Throughout the years, we’re given an insight view of Luna and Knights relationship. Evolving from friendship to something more with all the ups and downs, highs and lows. These two are fighting a losing battle, especially when jealousy and misconceptions get in the way. as they grow and get older, they’re about to learn some things can’t be fixed and some things have to break in order to see the truths under the surface.

I went into Knight and Luna’s story with expectations and alert. After reading a few reviews and hearing people say they were an emotional mess after reading, I thought I had a heads up in the ‘no tears’ competition. I learned a lesson of value. Some things aren’t easily predicted, that’s the way life goes sometimes… In the end, I bawled like a fucking baby! There is no preparation for this book, if you are an emotional person, there will be tears so have a box of tissues…or two…nearby.

Knight’s story hit a soft spot in my heart. I’ve been in his situation, I felt his immense pain and the fear of loss, only my story had a happier ending. I cried so many tears for the Cole family and their friends. It came as a shock and was expected but at the same time it was completely unexpected. I grew to love these characters along the way, and when you see something so detrimental and tragic happen to one of them, of course the tears are going to come. My heart broke in the worst way.

Overall, this was a great story! I found myself staying up all night to binge this one in complete silence. I shed my tears, I snorted my laughs, and I felt the pain. I don’t know how it’s possible but LJ Shen rips the emotions right out of me every damn time! I can’t even comprehend it all. I’m still feeling such an array of emotions, its freaking crazy thinking I’m this upset over fictional characters. So before I spoil the storyline, I’m going to end this review. If you are looking for an ugly cry friends to lovers romance, I highly recommend Broken Knight by LJ Shen.

-Alecia @ The Staircase Reader

I can’t deny Broken Knight is a great book. You know what you are getting into with this book if for no other reason the word tragedy is in the blurb and tragedy is what you will find. A bit too much for me. This book hit me hard and I cried all the tears, but it was shrouded in too much death destruction and despair for me to truly enjoy it. There were times I wanted to celebrate for Luna at her success and growth… times when I could not love or hate Knight more…times when Luna and Daria and their friendship made me want to cheer…times when I wanted to relish in the ways Vaughn was like his father Vicious…but those moments were so fleeting and overshadowed by the tragedy that I barley felt like I was getting a breath of air before being swallowed by the crashing waves. It comes from all sides in this story and I guess I just maybe one less thing seemed to be wrong or go wrong or was balanced with a little more of the good stuff so that I was not emotionally wrecked. I don’t mind sad or tragic but too much is just too much. I do think it was written and told the way in needed to be, but the clouds don’t lift until the very end and while the HEA was great and I felt “good” at the end I also felt drained. It does not help that there was so much anticipation built up around its release that I felt the need to get it and read it as fast as possible. I wish I would have taken maybe a week to read it instead of just 2 days. Its not suspenseful in the way you don’t want to put it down and I got emotionally invested in a way that it deserved to be read, felt, and experienced not rushed. I also maybe rushed it a bit because I wanted to get to the part that I knew wouldn’t hurt so much. A great read and recommend if you are looking for an ugly cry.

Je suis fan de la plume de LJ Shen depuis la découverte en VF de sa saga Sinners of Saint. Il était évident que j’allais adorer la saga All Saints . Après un 1er tome , Pretty Reckless, centré sur Dariah Folowhill et Penn, ce second tome m’a brisé le coeur dès les premières pages. Je pense que c’est le tome le plus intense des deux sagas confondues. Il y a très longtemps que j’ai lu un roman qui m’a provoqué des sanglots tout au long de ma lecture au point de devoir faire des pauses pour voir ce qui était écrit. On ne sort pas indemne de cette lecture et rien que de taper ma chronique , les larmes reviennent.

Luna Rexroth est la fille de Trent et la belle fille d’Edie. Nous avions découvert une partie de son histoire dans le tome dédié à son père à savoir Scandalous. Nous avions eu un aperçu de cette jeune femme dans Prety Reckless et pourtant rien ne pouvait nous préparer aux émotions que nous allions ressentir dans ce tome. Victime de mutisme sélectif, elle n’adresse plus la parole à personne et elle s’exprime donc en langage des signes. Dès le plus jeune âge, elle va se lier d’amitié avec Knight Cole et leur relation sera aussi sublime qu’unique. Bien entendu, son intégration à All Saints n’est pas facile du tout mais elle peut compter sur son meilleur ami Knight et Vaughn Spencer pour l’épauler. Elle sera victime de brimades et c’est un peu la princesse sans défense que Knight ne cessera d’épauler. Les autres voient en cette relation quelque chose qui pourrait aboutir à une magnifique histoire d’amour mais les choses et les événements ne seront pas simples. Ces hotholes ne sont pas les enfants des Toteholes pour rien.

Nous serons donc les témoins privilégiés de l’évolution de Luna au fil des années mais aussi au fil des pages. Cette cabane dans les arbres a toujours été leur refuge et un lieu rien que pour eux. Il s’agirait donc de ne pas l’entacher. Le manque de communication franche et honnête sera un des éléments clés de cette intrigue. Sans le vouloir, ils vont se faire du mal et des erreurs seront commises des deux côtés. Mais une chose est sûre : entre la haine et l’amour il n’y a qu’un pas. Bien que parfaitement à l’aise avec Edie , elle aura aussi besoin de tirer un trait sur son passé, que nous nous connaissons. Elle aura besoin d’en savoir plus sur ce pan de son passé qui est étroitement lié à son mutisme. Elle a souffert, elle souffre encore et elle fera souffrir sans le vouloir. Comme je le disais, elle va dépasser ce côté fragile en relevant des défis qu’elle ne pensait pas pouvoir faire et elle ne pourra qu’en sortir grandie. Knight était il un frein à son épanouissement personnel ou sera t-il la clé de son bonheur?

Knight Cole est le fils adoptif de Dean et Rosie. Je dois vous avouer que j’avais oublié ce détail qui fera toute la différence. Il est brisé et lui non plus ne parvient pas à tourner la page de son passé. Les excès sont donc nombreux et il partagera un trait commun avec son père. Il aura besoin d’être sauvé mais qui pourra l’aider à se sortir de ce marasme émotionnel? Son histoire est celle qui m’a plus brisé le coeur mais je ne vous en dirai pas plus car je ne veux en aucun cas vous spoiler l’intrigue. Je n’ai pas de mots pour décrire ce que j’ai ressenti à ses côtés. Comme Luna, le sentiment d’abandon est très ancré en lui et c’est ce qui le détruit. Il ne connaît pas son histoire et être élevé par des parents aimants ne sera pas la clé à toute cette souffrance. J’ai été charmé par lui dès le début et je n’avais qu’une envie le prendre dans mes bras pour apaiser sa souffrance. Les larmes sont souvent venues quand il entrait en scène. L’alternance des points de vue nous permet de connaître ses sentiments , sa douleur et la tragédie qui semble indéniablement pointé le bout de son nez. LJ Shen a un talent fou et elle parvient à nous faire ressentir les émotions de ses personnages . On les reçoit de plein fouet, on sourit parfois notamment avec Vaughn, on pleure souvent avec Luna et on espère que ce preux chevalier saura trouver une personne qui non seulement pourra le sauver de lui même, le sortir de son auto destruction et qui saura le protéger comme lui le fait avec ceux qu’il aime.

Bref,si vous lisez en VO je n’ai qu’un mot à vous dire : foncez , vous ne le regretterez pas . Broken Knight est à l’heure actuel mon tome préféré des deux sagas. On va souffrir pendant toute notre lecture mais j’ai adoré ces personnages dont j’attendais avec impatience le tome. Le prochain tome , Angry God, devrait sortir en 2020 et se focalisera sur Vaughn. Une fois de plus, j’a hâte de me replonger dans cette saga géniale.

Oh man what an emotional roller coaster. There’s a lot that goes on and some parts I wanted to throw my iPad across the room in frustration. I was going back and forth in the middle because there’s just so much lack of communication and it seems to be a common theme with this series, but at the end of the day, they’re still teenagers/young adults and it’s fiction. I say the last 20% got me to come around and had me all up in my feelings. Overall, I enjoyed it and I love how everyone is involved and one big family.

You can always count on LJ Shen to deliver angst and this story was no exception. It may be her most angst worthy to date. I did not realize that the main character, Knight, is the son of Dean and Rosie (whose story I just read). I was devastated by the trajectory of Rosie’s story. It is one thing to make assumptions about what happened to Rosie after her and Dean’s book but another to see it unfold page by page.

I was completely captivated by Knight and Luna. They were such complex characters with such a complicated history. This is definitely a must-read but I would recommend reading some of Shen’s earlier books that lead up to this one.

This book really caught my attention with all the chatter on FB. I’ve only read one other book by this author. And I like her writing style and the content of which she writes. This was such an emotional story. The narrators really brought the story to life. Have your Kleenex ready for this one.